高考From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled across the continent.

从那时起，沙克尔顿想强迫狗拉雪橇穿越欧洲大陆。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级Suddenly, our market has exploded in size and we could now sell our products all across the continent.

突然间，我们的市场规模爆炸式增长，我们现在可以在整个欧洲大陆销售我们的产品。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

六级Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting ( ' , 拦截) signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

学者警告说，南极洲的政治漂移可能会在该大陆条约重新谈判之前很久就模糊军事和民事活动之间的区别，特别是在南极洲最适合拦截的地区（“，拦截) 来自卫星的信号或重新屏蔽卫星系统，有可能加强全球电子情报行动。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world, and for decades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve, shielded from intrusions like military activities and mining.

一个多世纪过去了，探险家们争先恐后地将国旗插在世界的最底层。在未来的几十年里，这块大陆应该作为一个科学保护区受到保护，免受军事活动和采矿等入侵。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planet's driest, windiest and coldest continent, yet each nation manages to make itself at home.

驻扎在南极洲需要适应地球上最干燥、风最大、最冷的大陆上的生活，然而每个国家都设法使自己成为自己的家园。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But, the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes.

但是，美国特有的地理条件的力量、不同国家群体之间的相互作用，以及在一个原始的新大陆上维持旧世界方式的绝对困难，导致了重大的变化。

2015年考研翻译原文

六级Then there is Antarctic's remoteness, with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger than Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees Celsius.

其次是南极的偏远地区，在一块比欧洲大的大陆上的受风吹的地方发现了一些矿藏，那里的冬季温度在零下55摄氏度左右。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Despite being the continent's second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is dependent on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities.

尽管尼日利亚是非洲第二大番茄生产国，但每年仍依赖价值10亿美元的番茄酱进口，因为当地75%的收成由于缺乏适当的储存设施而浪费掉。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级The research stations on King George lsland offer a glimpse into the long game on this ice-blanketed continent as nations assert themselves, eroding the sway long held by countries like the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

乔治国王岛上的研究站让我们一窥这片被冰雪覆盖的大陆上漫长的比赛，因为各国都坚持自己的主张，削弱了美国、英国、澳大利亚和新西兰等国家长期以来的影响力。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.

随着一些国家扩大在南极洲的业务，美国在南半球夏季在该大陆维持了三个全年有1000多人的观测站，其中包括1956年在南极高原海拔9301英尺处建造的阿蒙森-斯科特观测站。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world, and for decades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve, shielded from intrusions like military activities and mining

一个多世纪过去了，探险家们争先恐后地将国旗插在世界的最底层。在未来的几十年里，这块大陆应该作为一个科学保护区受到保护，免受军事活动和采矿等入侵

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研This movement, driven by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent.

这场运动由强大而多样的动机驱动，在荒野中建立了一个国家，并根据其性质塑造了一个未知大陆的性格和命运。

2015年考研翻译原文

六级They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night.

它们在欧洲大陆很容易买到，如果歌手的声带有问题并且不得不在当晚演唱，它们会很有用。

2013年6月听力原文

六级As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at

随着一些国家扩大在南极洲的业务，美国在南半球的夏季在该大陆维持了三个全年有1000多人的站点，其中包括1956年在南极洲修建的阿蒙森·斯科特站

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研Now even the project's greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a "Bermuda triangle" of debt, population decline and lower growth.

现在，即使是该项目最伟大的啦啦队员也在谈论一个面临债务、人口下降和低增长的“百慕大三角”的大陆。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级He voyaged to England to cook in the modern Great kitchen of the prince regent, George IV, and crossed continents to prepare grand banquets for the tables of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

他远航到英国，在摄政王乔治四世（George IV）的现代大厨房里做饭，并跨越各大洲为俄罗斯沙皇亚历山大一世的餐桌准备盛大宴会。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night

它们在欧洲大陆很容易买到，如果歌手的声带有问题并且不得不在当晚演唱，它们会很有用

2013年6月听力原文

六级On Jan. 10, the European Union unveiled a plan to cut energy use across the continent by 20 percent by 2020.

1月10日，欧盟公布了一项计划，到2020年将整个欧洲大陆的能源使用量减少20%。

2007年12月英语六级真题

四级By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits.

通过开放北美大陆，高速公路使消费品和服务能够到达该国偏远和农村地区的人们手中，刺激了郊区的发展，并为人们提供了更多的就业选择、文化项目、医疗保健和其他福利。

2006年6月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking courses for credit in one of 2, 2000 participating institutions across the continent.

在欧洲，每年有超过140000名学生参加伊拉斯谟项目，在欧洲大陆2000所参与机构中的一所学习学分。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly -47- to know my way around the continent.

我去过国外几次，但我很难——47岁——知道我在欧洲大陆的路。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级He voyaged to England to cook in the modern Great Kitchen of the prince regent (摄政王)， George Ⅳ, and crossed continents to prepare grand banquets for the tables of Tsar Alexander Ⅰ of Russia.

他航行到英国，在摄政王的现代大厨房里做饭(摄政王)， 乔治四世，并跨越大陆为俄罗斯沙皇亚历山大一世的餐桌准备了盛大的宴会。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

考研At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man.

在世界的底部有一块强大的大陆，它仍然被冰河时代包裹着，直到最近，人类还不知道。

1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Much of the continent is a complete blank on our maps.

在我们的地图上，这块大陆的大部分地区是一片空白。

1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The Antarctic is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia combined, centered roughly on the South Pole and surrounded by the most unobstructed water areas of the world -- the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

南极大陆几乎与欧洲和澳大利亚的总和一样大，大致以南极为中心，周围是世界上最通畅的水域——大西洋、太平洋和印度洋。

1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The well-known Olympic flag, however, is a modern conception: the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games.

然而，众所周知的奥运会旗是一个现代概念：五个环环相扣的圆环象征着参加奥运会的五大洲的团结。

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The complementary coastlines and certain geological features that seem to span the ocean are reminders of where the two continents were once joined.

互补的海岸线和某些似乎横跨海洋的地质特征提醒我们这两大洲曾经在哪里相连。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The relative motion of the plates carrying these continents has been constructed in detail, but the motion of one plate with respect to another cannot readily be translated into motion with respect to the earth’s interior.

承载这些大陆的板块的相对运动已经详细构建，但一个板块相对于另一个板块的运动无法轻易转化为相对于地球内部的运动。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研It is not possible to determine whether both continents are moving in opposite directions or whether one continent is stationary and the other is drifting away from it.

无法确定两个大陆是朝着相反的方向移动，还是一个大陆静止不动，另一个大陆正在远离它。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研As the dome grows, it develops deep fissures (cracks); in at least a few cases the continent may break entirely along some of these fissures, so that the hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean.

随着圆顶的生长，它形成了深深的裂缝；至少在少数情况下，大陆可能会完全沿着其中一些裂缝断裂，因此热点引发了新海洋的形成。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Thus just as earlier theories have explained the mobility of the continents, so hot spots may explain their mutability (inconstancy).

因此，正如早期的理论解释了大陆的流动性一样，热点也可以解释它们的可变性（不稳定性）。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Creating a “European identity” that respects the different cultures and traditions which go to make up the connecting fabric of the Old Continent is no easy task and demands a strategic choice—that of producing programs in Europe for Europe.

创造一个尊重不同文化和传统的“欧洲身份”，这些文化和传统构成了旧大陆的连接结构，这不是一项容易的任务，需要一个战略选择——即在欧洲为欧洲制作节目。

2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题